Purple Pikmin are a species of Pikmin that first appear in Pikmin 2. They have six hairs, used as feelers rooted in their heads. These Pikmin are very strong due to their weight and are the most durable out of all Pikmin types. They are specifically required to obtain a number of treasures, two of which are needed to gain access to new areas, making them necessary to complete the game. While it is possible to clear the debt in the first area, this takes a substantial amount of time to finish, as eventually the only form of income that remains are enemy corpses. Purple Pikmin can lift ten times as much as other Pikmin types and weigh ten times more. Due to their weight, they cannot be knocked back by windy attacks from Blowhogs, or explosions from Gatling Groinks (they still may die from the latter, however.) Purples are not affected by the roars of Emperor Bulblaxes or the odors of Mitites, either. Their weight, however, slows them down; even with flowers, Purples can run only half as quickly as any other Pikmin, and one-fifth as fast as whites; furthermore, they move even slower when carrying items. This can result in a player accidentally leaving a Purple Pikmin behind, especially with a leaf, while crossing an area. Also due to their weight, their throw arcs are very low, and they stop mid-throw to perform a ground pound.
To compensate, Purple Pikmin are notorious for their effectiveness on the battleground, as when thrown, they will land with a resounding thump, stunning and seriously injuring beasts. This strong landing destroys eggs immediately, defeats Mitites in a wide radius, instantly ground airborne enemies, and can instantly deactivate fire geysers and electrical nodes. Grounded enemies, however, are unable to be stunned. In fights, Purple Pikmin are undoubtedly the strongest, with 2 times the attack power of yellow, blue, and white Pikmin.
It should be noted, however, that when a stun is in effect, enemies will not take any impact damage. Instead, that impact damage is stored, and the next time the enemy takes damage (either a basic attack, or impact damage when unstunned), all of the stored damage is added to the hit. When an enemy is affected by the thud of a Purple Pikmin, their stun will disable for a split second.[1]
Purple Pikmin are strangely not affected by the hormones that Mitites release, making them the perfect way to extinguish them. Another interesting ability of the Purples is that they rarely stumble while traveling. Other Pikmin will occasionally trip and continue moving in one direction for a little bit before returning to the rest of the pack, but Purples rarely stumble, and when they do, they move about half as far as any other species. This may be due to their immense weight making them more resistant to inertia..
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy[]
| Image | Title | Appears in | How to unlock |
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Purple Pikmin | GCN Pikmin 2 | Random drop |
| Description | |||
| A type of Pikmin, much heavier and slower than other Pikmin. When thrown, they impact with such force that they may kill or stun enemies. They're also incredibly strong--one of them can carry an item that normally would require ten Pikmin. While they're more powerful fighters than their red cousins, their slow speed hampers their effectiveness. | |||
Trivia[]
- In the beta version of Pikmin 2, you can see that Purple Pikmin can still do their ground pound move, but deal less damage to enemies. They also did not possess their ability to lift 10x as much weight as normal Pikmin.
- Even though Purple Pikmin are naturally purple, Mushroom Pikmin, or Puffmin, are also purple, albeit a different shade.
- Reggie Fils-Aime, after the announcement of Pikmin 3 in E3 2012, said "I feel just like a purple Pikmin." The phrase went viral shortly after.
- On the official Pikmin 2 website that was released shortly after the game's original release, there was a page that had Pikmin sprouts that, when moused over, would pop out of the ground and display info on that Pikmin type. When the Purple Pikmin sprout was chosen, it would pop out of the ground and for a single frame, reveal it has a mouth that resembles a Blue Pikmin's gills.
- The only time that explosions will knock purple Pikmin back is if the explosion has landed close enough to them to kill. Therefore, if you see a purple Pikmin fly into the air after being near an explosion, you can be sure that it will die once it hits the ground.
- When first encountered in Pikmin 2, the Purple Pikmin performs a movement where it lifts and stomps one leg, similar to that at the start of sumo matches.
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| Pikmin species |
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| Red Pikmin • Yellow Pikmin • Blue Pikmin • Purple Pikmin • White Pikmin • Rock Pikmin • Winged Pikmin • Ice Pikmin • Glow Pikmin • Mushroom Pikmin • Bulbmin • Pikpik Carrot Pikmin |